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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    The Rain Man (Laurence Kim Peek) was the only savant known to science who could read two pages of a book simultaneously - one with each eye.
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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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    In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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